Acrocorinth

The Acrocorinth was the acropolis of ancient Corinth, located atop a monolithic rock. It was the site of the Temple of Aphrodite at Corinth, where the renowned hetaerae offered their services to pilgrims and wealthy Corinthians. During Macedonian rule, the Acrocorinth was converted into a fortress, and it was later heavily fortified under Byzantine rule, becoming the seat of the strategos of Hellas. The Franks, Venetians, and Ottomans also used the Acrocorinth as a fortress, and the Christians and Muslims would go on to convert the Temple into a church and then into a mosque. Today, the Acrocorinth is one of the most important medieval castle sites of Greece.